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Bourbon Pumpkin Cheesecake

This weekend, Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving…we can’t wait until November like our American friends. Our Thanksgiving centers around the harvest, being thankful for what we have. Despite the difficulties of 2020, we have plenty to be thankful for. I present to these cheesecake inspired by an Epicurious recipe and I’ve put my my touch to it. […]

Corn Dogs

I am sharing this recipe for two reasons: it brings back memories of me eating a corn dog at Woolco (Canadian discount department chain, owned by Woolworth) snack counter. Corn dogs are a hot dog coated in a cornmeal batter, fried and served warm. Flash-forward to 2020 and I still like’em! Go to Quebec, they […]

King Crab Pasta With Tomato and Ouzo Sauce

I love fish and seafood and it the summer months, I crave lighter dishes – foods that aren’t meat. Crab and lobster are rivals when it comes to gaining the attention of seafood lovers but if we’re talking about King Crab, they win “claws down”! This dish makes use of frozen crab legs, which is […]

Rotisserie Prime Rib

Doing Prime Rib on the rotisserie has been on my list for a few years. I’ve watched guys on TV and online do this and frankly, I just salivate! Prime rib is usually done in the oven: I like getting my deep brown colour on my beef first then roast at a lower temperature until […]

Crispy Rotisserie Pork Belly

I love bacon – always have, always will. I have a distrust of those who don’t like bacon. Bacon comes from pork belly, located on the underside of the pig. Bacon comes from a boneless belly but today we’re cooking with bone-in pork belly. Basically it’s when the pork side rib is still attached to […]

Greek Christmas Baking Class

Christmas is coming fast and for us Greeks that means lots of preparations. For Greeks, it is tradition to offer family and friends Kourabiedes, Melomakarona and many many other sweets. During this class I will show you how to make: * Kourabiedes * Melomakarona *Diples Light snacks will be served and you will get to […]

Recap Taste of Nemea – Greek Supper Club

Last month I hosted an evening of wines from the Nemea region of Greece. The wines were all from Nemea and they will be poured by Kolonaki Group. Specialty Greek ingredients and olive oil from Nisos Importing. The menu was inspired by my travels to Nemea, the local products and the dishes were chosen to pair […]

Christmas Baking Class December 16th

Christmas is coming fast and for us Greeks that means lots of preparations. For Greeks, it is tradition to offer family and friends Kourabiedes, Melomakarona  and many many other sweets. During this class I will show you how to make: Kourabiedes Melomakarona Vasilopita Light snacks will also be served. Cost is $90.00, class size limited […]

Greek Christmas Baking Classes – Montreal

Salut Montreal! Join on on either Friday, November 30th or Saturday December 1st for my Greek Christmas Baking Class. Christmas is coming fast and for us Greeks that means lots of preparations. For Greeks, it is tradition to offer family and friends Kourabiedes, Melomakarona and many many other sweets. For those that have attended my […]

Recap – Mother’s Day Sunday Roast

A couple of Sundays ago I hosted my second annual Mother’s Day Lunch at Toronto’s St. Lawrence Market Kitchen. Once again it was an afternoon affair with appetizers being served and once again board was Nisos Importing, furnishing Cretan olive oil and many specialty ingredients from Greece. Greek wines were poured by Chris Dedes of […]